This Girl's Viral #EgoChallenge Uses Beyoncé and Rap as a Reminder to Love Yourself

Jane Oranika, a 19-year-old musician from Montgomery, Ala., tweeted out a simple but revolutionary idea last week: What if, rather than feeling embarrassed about our "flaws," we actually embraced and celebrated them with the world?

"They never meant for folks like us to walk around with confidence, but I ain't finna hate myself because of your incompetence," Jane raps smoothly.

"Yeah, I got a gap, but I still get all the bite," her lyrics continues in reference to her smile. "Yeah, I'm chubby but it helps me keep my pockets tight."

Then Jane makes a perfect segue into the chorus of "Ego." And the rest is history.

"I tried to pick the flaws that I get the most comments on," she told BuzzFeed News. "People tend to focus on my physical appearance more than my words, so I wanted to address it... If we vocalize and normalize our differences, we can get past them and grow together."

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People immediately jumped on the inspiring trend by rapping or singing their own lyrics, with verses touching on everything from depression to body-image issues. I dare you to make it through even one of these super-positive vids without tearing up (or running off to record your own).